Chocolate-Mousse-Filled Strawberries

I Can't Believe It's Vegan! Chocolate Mousse Strawberries

Whether you go out for an afternoon of strawberry pickin' or buy a pint at the local farmers market, nothing feels more like Summer than the taste of fresh strawberries. And how do you make juicy, sweet strawberries even better? Pair them with chocolate, of course.

Would you believe these strawberries are filled with velvety chocolate mousse that's vegan? Aside from cutting back on calories and saturated fat, they're also made with good-for-you ingredients like silken tofu and chickpeas.

Better yet — a five-piece serving is only 87 calories. Much better than a real chocolate-dipped strawberry, which is about 40 calories per strawberry! This vegan and gluten-free recipe is a much healthier way to satisfy your chocolate strawberry cravings while saving on calories, carbs, and fat.

Directions

Add all the ingredients except the strawberries and dark chocolate to a food processor. Puree until completely smooth, for several minutes.

Place mousse in the fridge for at least 60 minutes. If you're making this recipe ahead of time, it's OK to leave the mousse in the fridge overnight.

Using a knife or strawberry huller, carve out the middle of each strawberry.

Spoon a small amount of the mousse into each strawberry. Place in a shallow rectangular dish. Top with a sprinkling of chopped dark chocolate and enjoy immediately, or keep in the fridge until ready to serve (up to a day).

If you're looking for actual chocolate mousse, I was not able to get that smoothe consistency with this recipe - and I blended it for quite a while. It has a slight sour taste, which I suspect comes from the tofu. It's certainly not bad for such a healthy alternative. I took it to a class of 3 and 4 yr olds, and most of them wanted seconds & thirds! The adults also seemed to like and appreciate it as a healthy treat. (Just 1 girl complained that she didn't like it - but ate almost the whole thing.) I would make this again, knowing it is much healthier, but people will know it's not the decadent, "real" chocolate mousse.